Gettysburg Marks 150th Anniversary of Historic Civil War Battle

Gettysburg Marks 150th Anniversary of Historic Civil War Battle

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GETTYSBURG, PA - JUNE 30: A Civil War grave is adorned with a U.S. flag at the Soldiers' National Cemetery on June 30, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people gathered for the official Civil War ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle is widely considered the turning point in the Civil War and a watershed moment in U.S. history. Union and Confederate armies suffered a combined total of up to 51,000 casualties over three days, the highest number of any battle in the four-year war. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 171962801

GETTYSBURG, PA - JUNE 30: A Civil War grave is adorned with a U.S. flag at the Soldiers' National Cemetery on June 30, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people gathered for the official Civil War ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle is widely considered the turning point in the Civil War and a watershed moment in U.S. history. Union and Confederate armies suffered a combined total of up to 51,000 casualties over three days, the highest number of any battle in the four-year war. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 171962801 (John Moore / Getty Images)

GETTYSBURG, PA - JUNE 30: A Civil War grave is adorned with a U.S. flag at the Soldiers' National Cemetery on June 30, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of people gathered for the official Civil War ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle is widely considered the turning point in the Civil War and a watershed moment in U.S. history. Union and Confederate armies suffered a combined total of up to 51,000 casualties over three days, the highest number of any battle in the four-year war. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 171962801